How often is WindowsServiceBase.Tick() called in an EWL Windows Service?

Question

I have determined that I have some intense operations that shouldn't occur in the context of a web request in my EWL web application. I see that EWL supports running a Windows Service which will be perfect for running my intense operations in the background without tying up web request threads and forcing users to wait.

I am to the point where I need to implement void WindowsServiceBase.Tick() but I don't see how often Tick() is called. How often is Tick() called by default and is this configurable?

I also see from the source that the Windows Service sends a "health check" email before calling Tick() . What's the thinking behind this? What if I don't want my email spammed with these emails?

Answer 1

The code in ServiceBaseAdapter is cryptic, but looking very carefully you can see that Tick will be called ten seconds after Init completes and, from then on, ten seconds after the last Tick call completes.

The health check email will go out shortly after midnight every day. It's designed to let you know that the service is still alive.